South Texas Snapshot: Circle of Life

Contributed photo An SUV load of bread and pastries is donated each Sunday morning by H-E-B to Dan and Debbi Phifer for distribution as part of their Circle of Love Ministries, which provides for the less fortunate.

Contributed photo Visitors of Mother Teresa Day Shelter select bedding and winter coats last November from the trailer brought by Dan and Debbi Phifer, of Circle Of Love Ministries.

Michael Zamora/Caller-Times Debbi Phifer (right) helps set out some children's clothes for community members to look through Saturday during a Circle of Love Ministry clothing giveaway at Newbury Park in Aransas Pass.

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Michael Zamora/Caller-Times Debbi Phifer laughs with a community member as she sorts through bags full of donated clothes Saturday during a Circle of Love Ministry clothing giveaway at Newbury Park in Aransas Pass. Phifer and her husband, Dan, organize the monthly lunch and clothing giveaway to help those in need in their community.

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Mike Baird/Caller-Times Dan and Debbi Phifer review a photo album for their Circle of Love Ministries. The couple has provided enough clothing for people who need it in the past few years to fill a clothesline around Corpus Christi Bay.

Michael Zamora/Caller-Times Frances Watson (right) picks out items from the bags of donated clothes while a volunteer quietly reads a passage from the Bible Saturday during a Circle of Love Ministry clothing giveaway at Newbury Park in Aransas Pass.

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Contributed photo Women staying earlier this year at Salvation Army search for clothing for their families in the Circle of Love Ministries' trailer.